New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-14
THE BAY RIDGE SLOOPAGAIN.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE ATLANTIC.


TIE CoRrSTnIAN YACHT CLUBS REGATTA MARRIED
by LACK OF wIND-rHE OTHER WINNERS.
The first annual regatta of the Corinthan Yacht Club
yesterday far the racing committee
and members could make II successful but the elements
were against II, and It began and ended IN drifting
MATCH with brief interval OF fair sailing between to
vary the Inonotony As 1t happened while the yachts
inside the Point Of the Hook both going and return
ing there little wind while the ocean there
was a good breeze blowing and splendid time made
by the large boats from buoy No 10 the Sandy Hook
Lghtship and back.
The Atlantic again in her class with the Galaea
and the big yawl Cythera, but she helped TO vic
tory largely by good luck and the superior hand
ling which has had in all her this year. The
Gaatea made hard fight for the first place. and passed
her antagonist twice during the day, but each time
passed again In short order
The only difference In the for the large boats
from that Of the NewYor Yacht Club that the start
was made off Fort wadsworh instead Of from buoy No.
-. From there they went to buoy No 10 then 70 buoy
No sl9 10 and around the Sandy Hook lghtship ana
returned 10 buoy No. 10 Inc tonrh class poats Went -
the same route to the Scotland Lghship aud return lhe
sixth class buoy No lOthence to and around buoy
No OF Point Comfort and back TO The finishing me ana
the seventh and eight classes 20 and around buoy no
on the East Bank thence 10 and around buoy 40; ~
and return buoy No15. The length Of the Sandy HOOK
lightsp course Is thiryse;en statute lnhes 1s ~,
Scotland Lightshp course thirty miles OF lne ROM nv
the smallest boats, fifteen miles
At the hour for starting 1880 a. NJ, there were no IN
from north by east This gradually ncteasel
in force, until II o'clock there enough 10 give Tue
boats which had got under way and making for the
starting line perceptbc Roadway against the tide Inc
regatta committee took heart, and although their hopes
did high they made up their minds 10 try TO nave
and take the chances of getting enough breeze 20
the boats the courses in day or so NJ the
outside The preparatory signal given therefore
from the committee tug Ickenbach at IL 20, ana the
racers clustered about the line waiting for the starting
signal. which given at rs Balloon jibtopsaiis
and spinnakcrs broke out in all directions ana the
yachts 10 the limo with every possible sutcn OF
spread. The Galatca was the rs to shoFc her
between the Luckenbach and the stakcboa hut the
Atlantic pressing her hard and passed her before
she had gone hundred yards The rest OF the boats IN
the first four classes went in bunch In this order
Ulida, Cinderella. Fanita, Stranger, Huron Vision an
Cytera The other classes started az 1880 O'Clock
and away this order: Kangaroo Delvyn, Cornne
Alexander f. uderan, Petrel Culprt Fay Beatrice ana
CLEAN.
The Atlantic and Gaatea bore of 10 the eastward
hunting for wind while the others laid their conrses
straight for bnoy No TO- tho Stranger leading followed
by the Cinderella Huron, Fanita and Cldia The tlde
ebblng rapidly. and II looked for time as Though
the Bay Ridge soOp and the big English cutter would be
carried beyond the turning buoy. They bed however
and got around at close quarters; but the stranger was
ahead OF them, having laid somewhat better course
Buoy No 10 was rounded in this order